Adjustable model dress-form



M, LUERY. n ADJUSTABLE NIGDEL DEESS FORNI.

APPLICATION FiLLD APR. TE, 15H4.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

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` APPLICATION FILED APR. I6, {914- n1 ,221,550. Pamnmd Apr. 3,1917.

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'UNITED STATES PATENfroFFICE.

MICHAEL LUERY, or omesso, ILLINOIS, A'ssIGNoN ro MoDnL roma COMPANY, or

. CHICAGO, ILLINoIs, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

ADJUSTABLE MODEL DRESS-FORM.

Speoication oLLettcrs Patent.

Patented Abr. 3, 1917.

implication ined April ifiam. serial No. 832,204.

To all whom it concern.'

,-Be it known-t at I, MICHAEL LUERY, a citizen oftheUnited States of America, residing 'at C v cago, in the county ofCook and Stilte o'ff-Ill' noi's, have invented certain new and useful lImprovements in Adjustable MdelDressForms, of which the following is aspecification. l

My invention relates to adjustable model forms such as are employed for fitting dresses, an ob'ect being to provide an adjustable form aving an improved arrangement ofparts whereby a more eifective adjustment is secured. In connection With dress forms of the adjustable type, it is of course desirable that in changing the adjustmentit conform as nearly as possible to natural lines without distortion of the figure. I

'have found that With my arrangement, im-

proved adjustment of the shoulder and bu`st aresecured.

.llnlitlije:` accompanying drawlngs I have illustrated myx` invention in vwhich like refillustrate erenc'e characters indicate like parts and in which- Figures 1, 2 andV 3 arefront, side and 'rear elevations of the preferred 'form of my invention in its closed position;

Figs. 4, and 6 are front, side and rear elevations of the same form lont adjusted to its extreme size;

Fig.- 7 is a section through the center of the form looking toward the front thereof Fig 8 is a section through the center of he form looking toward its left arm side;

Fig 8:1- is a section through one of the clamping devices;

. Fig. .9. 'is a perspective vlew of the form drin the preferred arrangement of cui i gsi 10,11, 12 illustrate dierent possrble I y,13, 14 and 15 show other methods of ding the form.

Referring now tothe preferred form of n'iyinvention as illustrated in Figs. 1 to l2 inclusive, `I .preferably provide front and rear neck sections 1, 2, 3, 1, front and rear shoulder portions 5,'6, 7 and- 8; front and reari'ntermediate sections 9, 10, lland fz-6; und front and rear Waist section 13 and 16,. The neck and il'itcrmefliar` mns are divided by the circular cuts 1"?g 18 weer@ by these` intermediate portions may be rotated 1n a way about the neck'portions.

In Figs. 7 and B I'hajye illustrated the pref erred arrangement for connectin the sectlons there being,l preferably iel ingly adjustable connecting devices fbr connecting the adjacent secti ons. Any suitable arrangement for connecting tlie neck 'sections at their top may be provided but I preferably employ four mwardly projecting clamping plates as 19, which plates are secured to the neck sections and overlap at a central point so that a supporting rod 20 may project through a slot 1n said plates, said rod having a threaded end i or receiving the vclamping handle 21. A The rod 2O extends downwardly into a tube 22 suppored by ay Standard 23, thereV being a thumb -nut'24 provided for holding therod 2U in adjustment. The waist sections of the form have quartersections yas 124 secured thereto and a cross-shaped 29. A clamping .screw 130 extends through the said elements and has a' spring 32 ositioned between the Vclamp :plate 31 en .the clampin nut 33 wherely said nut ma be adjuster` to produce di erent holdings Vects of the plate 3l up onthe connecting strip ,29. Except in Fig., 8, the stri s 29 are not shown corrugated on account o the small scale' of the drawings. A

A connecting de vice B is provided for com necting eachV pair of adjacent :front 'andrea-r waist sections, th erebeing connecting devices C and D for 4connevcting each waist V lion at the hip to the-adj acent shoulder .secr

tion. Each 1min-'offrent and rear shoulder sections colginected atfthe sidel cut by means'of connecting devices E and. F. Each front Waist section is also connected to its `ing drawn outwardly.

adjace f t shoulder section at an intermediate point a connecting device G. Each pair of adjacent shoulder and intermediate sections is connected at the upper or shoulder portion 'by a connecting dev ice H, and at an intermediate point by a device J.

The front waist sections land 14 are connected by a connecting device K# and the' front intermediate sections 9 and v10 arejconnected by a connector L, the connecting strlp 29 of device L having a downwardly project.- ing strip of a connector M secured thereto, Which strip M extends through a clamping device carried by the strip o connector K. The rear waist and intermediate sections are conneced'bymeans like K, L and of the corresponding front parts described.

The front pair of neck sections 1 and 2 are connected at the lower end by a connector N and the upper part of the intermediate sections 9, 10, are connected by a connector O, these connectors N and O being connected by a connector R whose strip 29 depends from the connecting strip 2 9 of N. Likewise the rear neck and intermediate sections are connected by elements as .N, O and R except that the strip 2 9 of the said rear sections` is as shown in Fig` 8.

Each intermediate section is also connected at its inner corner to the corresponding neck section, connectors as S being used at vthe sections of the front half'of the form, and connectors as T at the rear. Connectors SI and T have their strips 29 pivotally con nected to a plate as 36 which is attached to its corresponding neck section.

Strengthening strips 3'( are vprovided at the necksections, being preferably riveted so as to maintainv the said sections in proper shape.

My' form may be adjusted to various shapes, a few heilig illustrated by Figs. 10, 1l, 12. In Figs. l0 and 11 `the Waist and bust are enlarged without affecting the shoulder,

the lower end of the intermediate and shoulder sections 9-10 and 5-6 respectively be- On account of the curved neck cuts 17-#18 and the intermediate sections, the Asaid sections pivot 'at the neck cuts 17-18 so as to `maint-ain the proper curve from the face of the neck tothe face of. the bust part of the intermediate sections. Of course the back cuts being similar to the frontgf, like results are secured there. Also I have found that on account of the particular neck cuts and intermediate sections which I employ, a less pronouncedangle at the neckcuts 1 7-18 is secured when the shoul-A y ders are raised, assuch raise' is taken up by hoth the intermediate and' shoulder sections.

In exhibiting dresses it. is sometimes desirable to elevate one shoulder only. as in Fig. 12, and I 'have found such adjustment v may be easily "secured to various degrees. f In such case the front and back intermediate :sections are pulled utwardly at the bottom thus swinging on the curvedl neck cut and the shoulder section may also be drawn outwardly to broaden the shoulders if desired.

Inv Figs. 4, 5 and 6 the sections vare shown adjusted. to their fullest extentl and it will readily be vseen that many d iil'erent shapes and sizes `may be Asecured. by adjustingthe sections to intermediate posltions.;

Inorder to permit a more` freev and easy adjustment of the sections, pivoted joints are.

provided at suitable connections where one connecting strip 29 is riveted to another, or

to a metal Part as at S and T, and also the screws 30 may pivot slightlyV in the form section.

In Figs. 1-3, 14 and 15,1 have illustrated other methods of cutting the form in connection with curved neck cuts. In these figures the connecting devices are shown by dotted lines, these indicating the preferred positions. thereof whereby effective adjustment is secured.

In the preferred form of my inventionv I provide intermediate and shoulder sections as in Fig. 9 but certain of the advantages of the curved neck cuts vare also obtained with a form sectioned as in Fig. 13. Therefore it is to be understood that I do not desire'to limit my claims to the improved features of the neck cuts and'xneans for joinrear neck sections at each side, and cQnnect- 'I ing devices for said sections to permit independent adjustment ,thereof.

2. A dress form divided vertically through its neck and shoulders and front to 4back so as to constitute four vertical divisions, a horizontal cut through the form between'the bust and Waist, front and rear curved cutsl dividing 'the neck and bust, vertical cuts through the shoulders so as to provide front and rear shoulder and intermediate sections,

and connecting devices yieldingly connectindependent ixg adjacent sections to permit a justment thereof.

3. Adress form divided vertically-through its neck from shoulder to shoulder and centrally from front to back, so as to comprise four neck sections, iront and rear curved cuts at the base of the neck for dividin the' Acuts at the bese of the-neck providing 'front `1x5l neck sections from the adjoining bust, ouland lrear combined shoulder and bust. secl der and back portions so as to provide front tions at each side, horizontel cuts-extending and rear shoulder and bust sections, i hori# around the yform between' the shoulder end zontnl cuts extending around the form be-` waist, and connectingdeviceswhereby ,any tween the shoulder and waist, encl'oon'nect-v of the neck or body may beindel 20 ing devices for said neck nndlshoulder sec# fpendeutlv adjusted and held.) i tions whereby seid shoulder and bust YSigned by-me et Chicago, inthe countyy tions may be adjusted independent of the r of Cook and State ofvIllinois, in the neckjsectlons. 4 ence of two witn i 4. Adress form divided vertically through MICHAELVLUERY. Lg.; its neck from shoulder to shoulder and een; Witnesses: trally from front to back so as to comprise WM. BERQHAH'N, four vertical divisions, front and rear curved G1 sonos E, Muslims. 

